The delegation of Gifu University including President Moriwaki, Executive Directors, Vice President and Auditor visited local companies on Tuesday, December 9. The University delegation's visit started in 2007 and this is the eighth visit aimed at grasping the current situation and deepening understanding of local companies in order to contribute to the development of local industry. This time the University delegation visited two manufacturing companies, Gifu Auto Body Co., Ltd. and MEIRA Corporation, and at each site, the delegation members went on to a factory tour and exchanged opinions with the executive officers. These two leading companies in Gifu have a history of more than 50 years.
In the factory tour, the delegation members received an explanation from Gifu University graduates and other company staff with regard to the characteristics, improvement, originality and ingenuity of production lines. During a visit to Gifu Auto Body Co., Ltd., a welcome luncheon for the delegation was held at the newly-opened company cafeteria. This cafeteria is a place where all employees of each factory department can gather and was built based on the concept of Mr. Tetsuo Hoshino, Chairman of Gifu Auto Body Co., Ltd. At MEIRA Corporation, Mr. Makoto Ohashi, President of the company, spoke about quality guarantee under the tight restriction on approval for medical devices and aerospace products, the company's efforts toward securing profit and business difficulties. The delegation members learned sincere approaches of the company towards company management and development.
It became a good opportunity to consider one more time how the University can contribute to the region through Industry-Academia collaboration.